Valve-gearing.



K lng-nun Pateutd Mar. 7, 1911.

G. 1,1. JONES- VALVE GEARING.

PYLIUATION FILED MAB. 17, 1910.

WITNESSES:

` bodiment of my invention.

GEORGE 'HILL JONES, OF ALDAN,'PENNSYLVANIA.. v

VALV E-GEARING.

Specification of Letters Patent,

Application led March 17, 1910. Serial No. 549,896.

To all 'whom' 'if may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE HILL JONES, of Aldan, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented a' certain new and useful Im rovement in Valve-Gearing, whereof the ollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing.

My improvement is particularly applicable to-a valve of the puppet type' controlling the exhaust port of an internal combustion engine and operated by a rotary cam. As ordinarily constructed, the stem of such a val-'ve isoperatively connected with thecam by a' push rod which being alternately ieked up and dropped by the' cam makes a c atter `i'g noise each time the valve is operated. ,1 oreover, as the cam rotates and pushes said rodat right angles to its axis, it Wears the rodl bearings laterally, tilts the rod out of alinem'ent with the valve stemv and thus tilts the latter, causin' the valve to wear its seat unevenly and lea There-,form it is the object of my invention -to provide a connecting medium between such a valve and cam, so constructed and arranged as to avoid the lost motion, noise andl undue wear aforesaid.

As hereinafter described, my invention includes a-conneeting medium of adjnstably variable length between saidstem and am, comprising a rod and a sleeve lon 'tudina'lly adjustable thereon, and springs w ereby said; rod and sleeve are continuously maintained respectively in operative engagement with said stem and cam. Said sleeve receives the side thrust of the cam and the wear which is incident thereto, but does not transmit thel same to the valve stem because the rod is universally pivotally connected'with both said sleeve and stem.

My invention includes the various novel features of construction and arrangement hereinafter more definitely specified.

lIn the drawingz-Figure I is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of an internal combustion engine showing a convenient em- Fig. II is a fragmentary sectional view of said engine showing the complete valve' of which on y a portion ofthe stem is shown in Fig. I..

i In the drawingz-l is the crank case of an internal combustion engine in which, the shaft 2 is mounted to rotate carrying the cam 3 in opposition to the tubular bea-ruig 4 supported by said case 1." The cylindrical sleeve 6 is mounted to reci rocate'in Vsaid' bearing l1- and has the cir cu ar head' 7 continuously maintained in wiping contact wlth said cam by the spring 8 interposed betweensaid sleeve and said bearing 4. The con'- necting rod A10 has its spherical lower end 'll universally pivotally fitted in the-spherical Patented Mar. '7, 1911. I.

seat 12 in said' sleeve 6 at the bottom of the 'I I socket 13, the latter being lar r than said 65.

rod 10 so as to permit it to oscil ate to the desired extent, and, the upper portion 15 of the bearing 4^ surrounding said rod bein rthan the latter.l Sai j. y provid with the cap nut I7-,-

which is longitudinally adjustable.v thereoncorrespondingly lar rod 10 is and may be held in adjusted position bythe,`

jam nut 18. The spring 19 between saidf'.. 'I

bearing 4 and said cap nut 17 maintainslthe A.

stem 21, which 1s universally pivotally fitted' in the spherical seat 22 in said nut 17. "llbelatter continuously in operative engagement." with the hemispherieal end 2() of thefvalve#` valve 23- carried by said stern 21 is the exhaust valve of an interna] combustion engine, is provided with the spring 24 which bears upon the collar 25 rigidly, connected j with said stem 21 and is capable of closing said valve'rupon its seat against'the pressure of said spring 19. It is to ube understood that by adjusting said cap nut 17 upon said rod 1() the extentl of the opening movement of the valve vmay be precisely predetermined and, of course, such adjustment may be used to compensate for wea; ofthe arts. Said sleeve Gand connectiiig rod 10 eing continuously Ymaintained Ain spring contact respectively with said cam 3 and the ,valve stem 21,v there is no lostmotion between said parte and consequently there .is no noise incident to the operation of the same, and, although there is lost motion be; tween the lower end of said rod 1.0 and. said sleeve because said rod is maintained against the valve stem 21 while the sleeve rises and i struction and arrangement above described,

as it is obvious that various modifica-tions may be made therein withouty departing from the essential features of my invention,

as definedvin the4 following claims.

` site end an adjustable cap .ing nl .liad presented for contact with .said cam; a va ve rod pivotally fitte Iela11n: -,y n Y i l'1. .The combination with the .crank case of an internalcombustion en' 'ne; of a tubular bearing supported by sai case; a cam in said case arranged to rotate in opposition to saidbearing; acylindrical sleeve mounted to #reciprocate 1n said bearing, having a presented Afor contact with said cam; a apri interposed between said sleeve and said ring .press said cam; a valve r (pivotally fi t in'a socket ingaid sleeve an having at ts oppo- V nut; a am nut for 'said leap nut; p aasspring between said bearing and' said ca nut; a. valv'ehvin a vstem pivotally titte to said cap nut; n a sprin '.carried by said valve capable o iclosn he, latter against the pressure of said cap' nut spri V Thepom ination with a tubularv bearing; of aeani arranged to rotate in oppositiontojsaid bearing; a cylindrical sleeve mounted to reciprocate in said bearin hav sai cam; a spring interposed between said sleeve and said be'arin pressing said sleeve a ainst in a socket in said sleeve and having at its opite end an adjustable 'cap nut; a spring tween said bearing and said cap nut; a valve having a stem pivotally fitted to said ca nut; and a spring capable of closing sald valve against the pressure of said cap :iut s ring.

3. he combination with a tubular bearing; of a cam arranged to rotate in opposi Lion to said bgaring; a cylindrical sleeve mounted to reciprocate in said bearing hav- .ng a head 'presented fo leontaetmwith' said cam; a spring interposed ,"'tween said sleeve l and sald bearing pressing said slecveagalnst said cam; a valve rod pivotallv fitted in a socket in said sleeve; a spring between saidv bea ring and said valve rod; a valve having a stem pivotally littedto said valve rod;

said sleeve a ainsttheI axis of said stem; a reciprocate and, a spying capable of closing saidvalve against the pressure of said other spring.

4. The combination with a tubular bear ing; of a m arranged to rotate in opposition to said bearing; a sleeve mounted to reciprocate in said bearing having a head presented for contact`with said cam; a s ring interposed between said sleeve and said ar ing pressing said sleeve against said cam; a valve rod plvotall fitted 4,1n a socket in said sleeve; a spring etween said bearing and said valverod; -a valve having a stem pivotall fitted to said valve rod; and, a spring capa le of closing said valve against the pressure of said other s ring.v

5. The combination with a valve havin a stem in rigid relation therewith; of a va -ve rod -pivotally connected to said 4stern, arranged to oseillate on an axis transverse. to sleeve ivotally connected to said rod, so't at the 'atter is larranged to oscillate on an axis transverse to the axis of said sleeve; resiliy V.

1pressing said stem and rod into each other and, 'resilient means i ranged ,o oscillate on an axis transverse to i it-he axisiof said stem; and, a reci yrocatory sleeve pivotally connected -`to sai rod; so that the latter 1s arranged to oscillate onan axis transverse to the axis of said sleeve.

7. The combination with an internal combustion engine valve; of a rotary cam .ar-

ranged to'operate said valve; and, means operatively connecting said valve and cam including a reciprocatory sleeve and a universal pivotal joint, arranged to permit oscillation on an axis transverse to the direction of the movement of said valve.

8. The combination with an internal combustion engine valve; of a rotary cam nrranged to operate said valve; and, means operatively-connecting said valve and cam including a reciprocatdry sleeve open to the atmosphere and containing a liquid cushion.

.In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this 24th day of-February 1910.

GEORGE HILL Jonas. 

